MSDS NAME:S7130 SODIUM NITRITE TABLETS
NIIN:00F039695
MSDS Number: BWXLQ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY
Address:3050 SPRUCE ST
Box:14508
City:SAINT LOUIS
State:MO
ZIP:63178-5000
Country:US
Info Phone Num:314-771-5765/800-325-3010
Emergency Phone Num:314-771-5765/800-325-3010
CAGE:21076
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO INC
Address:1001 WEST ST PAUL AVE
Box:355
City:MILWAUKEE
State:WI
ZIP:53233
Country:US
Phone:414-273-3850
CAGE:60928
Company:FLUKA CHEMICAL CORP
Address:1001 WEST ST PAUL
Box:City:MILWAUKEE
State:WI
ZIP:53233
Country:US
Phone:414-273-3850
CAGE:63181
Company:SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY
Address:3050 SPRUCE ST
Box:14508
City:ST LOUIS
State:MO
ZIP:63178
Country:US
Phone:314-771-5765
CAGE:21076
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HARMFUL IF INGESTED/INHALED/ABSORBED
THROUGH SKIN. MAY CAUSE EYE/SKIN/MUCOUS MEMBRANES/UPPER RESPIRATORY
TRACT IRRITATION. ABSORPTION INTO BODY LEADS TO FORMATION OF
METHEMOGLOBIN WHICH IN SUFFICIENT CONCENTRATION CAUSES CYANOSIS.
ONSET MAY BE DELAYED 2-4 HRS/LONGER. INGESTION OF ONE GRAM HAS
PRODUCED DEATH IN HUMANS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:HARMFUL IF INGESTED/INHALED/ABSORBED THROUGH
SKIN. MAY CAUSE EYE/SKIN/MUCOUS MEMBRANES/UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION. ABSORPTION INTO BODY LEADS TO FORMATION OF
METHEMOGLOBIN WHICH IN SUFFICIENT CONCENTRATION CAUSES CYANOSIS.
ONSET MAY BE DELAYED 2-4 HRS/LONGER. INGESTION OF ONE GRAM HAS
PRODUCED DEATH IN HUMANS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYES/SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
15 MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF
NEEDED. INGESTION: WASH MOUTH OUT W/WATER IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTIO N IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT W/OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE.
STRONG OXIDIZER. AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 914F.
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA & SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES.
WEAR SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER
W/DRY-LIME/SAND/SODA ASH. PLACE IN COVERED CONTAINERS USING
NON-SPARKING TOOLS & TRANSPORT OUTDOORS. VEN TILATE AREA & WASH
SITE AFTER PICKUP ISCOMPLETE.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE, AWAY FROM
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS/HEAT/SPARKS/OPEN FLAME. AVOID CONTACT W/ACID.
HYGROSCOPIC. TOXIC & POSSIBLE MUTAGEN.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST. DON'T GET IN EYES, ON
SKIN/CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURE.
Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER,
EYE BATH
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMINATED SHOES. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WASTE DISPOSAL CONT'D: IF MANGANESE/CHROMIUM/MOLYBDENUM ARE PRESENT,
ADJUST PH OF SOLUTION TO 7 & TREAT W/SULFIDE TO PRECIPITATE FOR
BURIAL AS HAZARDOUS WASTE. DESTROY EXCESS SULFIDE, NEUTRALIZE, & FL
USH SOLUTION DOWN DRAIN IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
Waste Disposal Methods:CAUTIOUSLY ACIDIFY 3% SOLUTION/SUSPENSION OF
MATERIAL TO PH 2 W/SULFURIC ACID. GRADUALLY ADD A 50% EXCESS OF
AQUEOUS SODIUM BISULFITE W/STIRRING AT ROOM TEMP. AN INCREASE IN
TEMP INDICATES REACTION. I F NO REACTION, CAUTIOUSLY ADD MORE
ACID.(SEE SUPP)
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